Search this site      The Birthday Party & The Room Author: Pinter, Harold ISBN: 0-8021-5114-0 Pages: 120 Format: Paperback Publisher: Grove Press Published: January 20, 1994 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Book Description: In The Birthday Party, a musician who escapes to a dilapidated boarding house becomes the victim of a ritual murder in which everyone- assassins, victim, and observers- implacably plays out the role assigned him by fate.The Room, a derelict boarding house again becomes the scene of a visitation of fate when a blind Black man suddenly arrives to deliver a mysterious message. 1994 North American Coins & Prices A Guide to U.S., Canadian, and Mexican Coins Author: Herbert, Alan  / Ryzin, Robert R. Van  / Sieber, Arlyn G. (Editors) ISBN: 0-87341-266-4 Pages: 512 Format: Paperback Publisher: Krause Publications Published: October 1993 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Sell & Re-Sell Your Photos Author: Engh, Rohn ISBN: 0-89879-046-8 Pages: 323 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Writer's Digest Books Published: 1981 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Amazon.com: What distinguishes Rohn Engh's book on how to sell photographs--now in its fourth edition--from the many volumes on the subject? Could it be his honest, no-nonsense approach to the topic, as opposed to the get-rich-quick slant of many competitors? His practical, step-by-step advice? His pragmatic sales techniques and principles, which teach niche marketing and explain the vast difference between good pictures of popular subjects (sunsets, wildflowers) and the type of photographs in demand by the editors who actually buy them? All of the above and more, including solid advice about selling photos in the electronic age. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A Guide Book of United States Coins - 1996 Author: Yeoman, R.S. ISBN: 0-307-19901-0 Pages: 311 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Western Publishing Co. Published: July 1995 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Fully Illustrated. Catalog and Valuation List - 1616 to 1996 A Guide Book of United States Coins - 1982 Author: Yeoman, R.S. ISBN: 0-307-19821-9 Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Western Publishing Co. Published: October 1, 1995 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Fully Illustrated. Catalog and Valuation List - 1616 to 1982 A Woman's Worth Author: Williamson, Marianne ISBN: 0-345-38657-4 Pages: 141 Format: Paperback Publisher: Ballantine Books Published: March 8, 1994 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 From Publishers Weekly: Williamson ( A Return to Love ) here tells women that they are goddesses with cosmic functions. A weakness: she often lets women hear what they want to hear--how "special" they are, how beautiful, how close to nature. When she draws from her own experience, Williamson gives sound, empowering advice on relationships, work, love, sex and childrearing. Still, her soft focus on the so-called feminine virtues, including that of assuming the submissive role during sex, often seems reactionary and contradictory, as when she argues that women were meant to be passive, but later claims that woman should assert their power. This mix of the mystical, the modern (Williamson says one of her old boyfriends left her for a "bimbo") and the Christian could be called visionary--but the combination doesn't always make sense, as in this statement: "Our Kingdom is our life and our life is our Kingdom. And we are all meant to rule from a glorious place." Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal: This is essentially a feel-good book, meant to inspire and empower women to take control over their lives and help return the world to the feminine qualities from which it has strayed. As in Williamson's best-selling first book, A Return to Love ( LJ 1/92), love is the key. Although Williamson's messsage is admirable--who among us is against the prospect of a world order based on love and understanding with an end to all that is antithetical?--many readers will be put off by the means she posits to that end. Most women do not think in terms of growth from girl to princess to queen to goddess. In addition, her assumption that all women intuitively know what is right is at best optimistic. This work could serve as a starting point for those who have difficulty approaching the concept of feminism. The success of Williamson's first book indicates New Age enthusiasts will be attracted here; aticipate demand where the first was popular. - Kathleen L. Atwood, Pomfret Sch. Lib., Ct. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. You Can't Plant Tomatoes in Central Park The Urban Dropout's Guide to Rural Relocation Author: Ruegg, Frank / Bianchina, Paul ISBN: 0-88282-060-5 Pages: 303 Format: Hardcover Publisher: New Horizon Press Published: October 1990 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From Library Journal: While researching this book, the authors sent questionnaires to individuals who had successfully made the transition from urban to rural environments. They use these survey responses to illustrate many of the common sense suggestions in this handy reference. The authors proffer tips on determining best relocation choices, analyzing the local economy, job hunting, and moving. Much of this is applicable to anyone facing a move to a new town, large or small. Although little in this book will be new to reference librarians, and much of its information could be compiled from other sources, it will be a useful one-stop source for public libraries. - Randy Dykhuis, OCLC, Dublin, Ohio Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Book Description: A unique guidebook filled with thought-provoking ideas and solutions...--The Los Angeles Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.   Zodiac Author: Graysmith, Robert ISBN: 0-425-21218-1 Pages: 355 Format: Paperback Publisher: Berkley Published: January 2, 2007 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From Library Journal: From 1968 to the early 1970s, the self-styled "Zodiac" killer made headlines in the San Francisco Bay Area. In random attacks, he is known to have murdered six persons; in a series of letters to newspapers, which sometimes included cryptograms, he boasted of many more. To this day, the infamous case remains unsolved and surprisingly little has been written about it. Graysmith, a San Francisco Chronicle staff member, was obsessed with the case from the beginning and he has continued to investigate it as an amateur sleuth. Except for "Zodiac" himself, the author now knows more about the case than anyone. In this full, chronological account, which will fascinate true crime readers, he speculates about the most likely suspect. Recommended. Gregor A. Preston, Univ. of California Lib., Davis Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Essential German Grammar Author: Stern, Guy / Bleiler, Everettt F. ISBN: 0-486-20422-7 Pages: 124 Format: Paperback Publisher: Dover Publications Published: June 1, 1961 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Book Description: This logical, developmental presentation of the major aspects of German grammar includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension. Designed for adults with limited learning time who wish to acquire the basics of everyday German, this grammar features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher.   Silent Coup The Removal of a President Author: Colodny, Len / Gettlin, Robert ISBN: 0-312-05156-5 Pages: 507 Format: Hardcover Publisher: St. Martins Press Published: May 1991 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-489) and index. The Battered Child Author: Halfer, Ray / Kempe, Ruth (Editor) ISBN: 0-226-32632-2 Pages: 470 Format: Paperback Publisher: University of Chicago Press Published: September 1988 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Book Description: First published in 1968, The Battered Child quickly became a landmark work. Our awareness of child abuse today is due in no small part to the remarkable impact of its first and subsequent editions. This edition of this classic text continues the legacy. While updating and significantly adding to previous editions, the fifth edition retains the multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach that initially set the work apart. This edition contains chapters from professionals in such diverse fields as pediatrics, psychiatry, legal studies, and social work that reflect the past decade's extraordinary advances in research and techniques. Twenty of the book's 30 chapters are entirely new, while the remaining material has been extensively revised. Part I provides a historical overview of child abuse and neglect as well as background material on the cultural, psychiatric, social, economic, and legal contexts of child maltreatment. Part II discusses the processes of assessing cases of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and neglect from the unique perspectives of all the professionals involved, including teachers, pediatricians, and social workers. Part III describes intervention and treatment, focusing on legal issues, investigative procedures, and therapeutic processes, while Part IV addresses prevention and policy issues. Previous editions of The Battered Child have earned the labels of "a classic" and a "Bible." With its up-to-date information, unequaled scope, and contributions from experts on every aspect of child abuse, the fifth edition of this cornerstone text is even more essential to the field than its predecessors. "Comprehensive and up-to-date."-David Cottrell, British Journal of Psychiatry "A valuable contribution to the field of abuse and neglect"-Prasanna Nair, Journal of the American Medical Association Texasville Author: McMurtry, Larry ISBN: 0-671-62533-0 Pages: 542 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: April 15, 1987 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 From Publishers Weekly: In this arresting, funny-sad sequel to The Last Picture Show, McMurtry's small Texas town of Thalia has gone from boom to bust practically overnight, a victim of the mid-'80s oil glut. Under the strain of financial calamity, the townsfolk are becoming increasingly irrationalone man dreams of bombing OPEC, the mayor is going quietly mad, sexual mores are turning bizarre, and the civic leaders are pressing on with a centennial celebration even though there's nothing to celebrate. The stresses of the time seem concentrated in Duane, a one-time oil millionaire on the verge of bankruptcy who has four untamable children, a disaffected wife and a diminishing grip on his sanity. Duane's problems are exacerbated when his high school sweetheart, Jacy, now a movie actress, comes bowling into town like tumbleweed. McMurtry, who won a Pulitzer Prize for Lonesome Dove, is a writer with a distinctive voice, a profound understanding of Texans and a brilliant gift for capturing the vagrant moods of the heart. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal: Can a novel that deals with midlife crises, the loss of youthful aspirations, the withering of love, and the entombing of dreams be side-splittingly funny? This one is. Pulitzer Prize winner McMurtry returns to Thalia, Texas, setting of The Last Picture Show , where the once lovelorn teenagers are now town fathers planning a county centennial celebration. But what's there to celebrate? The town got rich with the oil boom and is now going broke with the oil glut, and its residents seem as sunk in emotional depression as the town is in its economic one. What McMurtry's characters take most seriously and worry most about inevitably turns out comically. The unplanned high points of the celebration are a tumbleweed stampede, broom-handle battles between teetotalers and beer-guzzlers, and an egg bombardment. For some this may seem a less than satisfying sequel to The Last Picture Show , but it is a more mature book, less angry, more tolerant, and more accepting of human foibles. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. Why Government Doesn't Work How Reducing Government Will Bring Us Safer Cities, Better Schools, Lower Taxes, More Freedom & Prosperity for All Author: Browne, Harry ISBN: 0-312-13623-4 Pages: 253 Format: Hardcover Publisher: St. Martins Press Published: 1995 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Amazon.com: Harry Browne, the Libertarian Party candidate for President in 1996, outlines his views on government and lays out his platform. According to Browne, just about everything from rising healthcare costs to our collapsing morality is the fault of a government that differs from organized crime only because it "has flags in front of its offices." The answer to all our ills, he says, lies with free enterprise, which should be put in charge of such tasks as national defense and education. Among the things he promises to do if elected: pardon anyone ever convicted of violating federal weapons-control laws, and sell the country's national parks. The New York Times Book Review: Harry Browne ... has a game plan for shrinking the federal budget. David Diamond The Bargain Buyer's Guide 2004 The Consumer's Bible to Big Savings Online & by Mail Author: Cline, Elizabeth ISBN: 0-9651750-5-7 Pages: 665 Format: Paperback Publisher: Print Project Published: October 2003 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Book Description: This bestselling guide contains the most current information on ordering products and services online, by phone, and by mail at savings of up to 80 percent off the retail price. While finding the best outlets and sources for bargains, consumers will learn how to "shop smart" for every product imaginable-from caviar, gourmet coffee, and clothing to linens, snow tires, and carpeting. Full of large and small businesses that have found innovative ways to save consumers hundreds of dollars on the highest-quality goods and best-known brands, this tome of money-saving advice offers tips on how to minimize shipping and handling fees, keep credit card information secure on the Internet, and access sites and savings unknown to the common consumer. Meticulously researched and actively tested by 25 successful years on the market, this bargain hunter's classic is a resourceful and indispensable sourcebook for those shoppers who refuse to pay market prices. About the Author: Elizabeth Cline is the editor of Fast Times. She lives in Woodstock, New York. Fossils Evidence of Vanished Worlds Author: Gayrard-Valy, Yvette ISBN: 0-8109-2824-8 Pages: 191 Format: Paperback Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Published: February 1, 1994 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Description: A historical look at how the discoveries of fossils throughout time have impacted the world. Complete with color photos and interesting details of various discoveries, fossils, and extinct species with original historical documents. The Best Free Things in America An Amazing Collection of Absolutely Free Things for the Entire Family Author: Kalian, Bob / Kalian, Linda ISBN: 0-934968-11-X Pages: 175 Format: Paperback Publisher: Roblin Press Published: February 1997 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Book Description: For over 20 years America's #1 Guide to getting something for nothing!! This edition reveals exactly how to get thousands of exciting free things of every type and description including free gifts from the President, free stuff on the Internet, free sports memorabilia, product samples, free stuff for the kids, thousands of recipes and a whole lot more. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author: Linda and Bob Kalian have spent the last 20 years uncovering over 6,000 free things of all kinds. They've discovered that companies love to give away freebies as their way of getting people to try their products. In this easy to use guide you will find free things for every member of the family no matter what their interests. They have appeared on over 250 radio and TV shows nationwide showing people how to "make every day like Christmas morning." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. The Fun Way to Serious Bridge Author: Lampert, Harry ISBN: 0-671-63027-X Pages: 160 Format: Paperback Publisher: Fireside Published: May 15, 1986 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Review: Charles Goren and Omar Sharif Daily News One of the most intriguing beginner's books we've seen in many a day...a very pleasant way to learn the world's most fascinating game. Review: Alan Truscott The New York Times ...takes the student efficiently through the basic rules of bidding...a sound introduction to play and defense.   The Humanitarian Freedom Fighter - Articles and Essays Author: Hubbard, L. Ron ISBN: 1-57318-134-X Pages: 135 Format: Paperback Publisher: L. Ron Hubbard Library Published: 1997 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Book Description: Between the mid-1960s and early 1980s, and following from a greater geopolitical study of what most plagues this world, L. Ron Hubbard authored an extraordinary series of essays on cultural inadequacies of the late twentieth century, which are presented in this book.   Ted Kennedy In Over His Head Author: Allen, Gary ISBN: 0-89245-020-7 Pages: 137 Format: Paperback Publisher: '76 Press Published: March 10, 1980 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Book Description: Senator Edward M. Kennedy admits many Americans find his explanations of what happened at Chappaquiddick "beyond belief." In fact, the whole incredible saga of this tragic "noble" family will strike many as "beyond belief." Here is the complete story: the cheating at college, the cover-up at Chappaquiddick, the ultra-liberal Senate record, and more, as only Gary Allen can tell it. TED KENNEDY: IN OVER HIS HEAD will leave you gasping! About the Author: Gary Allen, one of America's premier investigative reporters has written about the uses and abuses of great power and wealth for more than a decade. A Contributing Editor of American Opinion magazine, he is the author of scores of articles and seven previous books, including JIMMY CARTER/JIMMY CARTER, THE ROCKEFELLER FILE, and RICHARD NIXON: THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK Allens international bestseller, NONE DARE CALL IT CONSPIRACY was translated into half a dozen languages and sold more than five million copies. Disabled People Author: Sanders, Pete ISBN: 0-531-17371-2 Pages: 32 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Franklin Watts Published: September 1992 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Annotation: Explains what physical and mental disabilities are and how people cope with them. Who Knows: Information in the Age of the Fortune 500 Author: Schiller, Herbert I. ISBN: 0-89391-135-6 Pages: 187 Format: Paperback Publisher: Ablex Publishing Published: January 1, 1981 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 Book Description: This books uses information to reveal the current interconnections between domestic and foreign economic, cultural and political developments in the information sector. It analyzes the international and national factors promoting the development of the emerging information society and exmaines the weaknesses of existing information systems, critiquing their durability, applicability and ultimate desirability.   The Basic Essentials of Photography Outdoors Author: Wyatt, Mike ISBN: 0-934802-53-X Pages: 66 Format: Paperback Publisher: ICS Books Published: June 1991 Condition: Price: USD $2.49 Book Description: Take the complications out of beginning your use of a 35mm camera. Use filters for special effects. Understand your camera better to use it more efficiently. Develop techniques for using lenses that give the impression of extreme proximity. Protect your camera and film from environmental damage. Eliminate poor habits common with beginners. Adjust your camera to compensate for drastic differences in available light. About the Author: Mike Wyatt is a freelance writer and photographer based in Seattle, Washington. He is a field editor for Backpacker magazine and a past contributing photographer and editor for Canoe magazine. Mike is also the author of The Basic Essentials of Sea Kayaking.   Children and Books Author: Arbuthnot, May Hill / Sutherland, Zena LCCN: 70-188618 Pages: 836 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Scott Published: 1972 Condition: Price: USD $3.29 Includes bibliographies. The Book of Dream Symbols: Prospero's Library Author: Duncan Baird Publishers ISBN: 0-8118-0664-2 Pages: 39 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers Published: March 1, 1995 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Book Description: A colorful journey through the maze of the unconscious mind, this illustrated exploration of dreams helps decode their profound and often perplexing messages, complete with imaginative, full-color images that capture the dreamworld in all its strange ambiguity. A lively, readable text unlocks the mysteries of dream symbols by showing how they express our deepest experiences and emotions, delving into topics that include Jungian archetypes, the body, the family, omens and prophecy, and dreams of falling or flying. The perfect primer on a perennially popular subject, this book also makes a wondrous and informative gift for anyone intrigued by the mysteries of the unconscious. What Cops Know Cops Talk About What They Do, How They Do It, and What It Does to Them Author: Fletcher, Connie ISBN: 0-394-57719-1 Pages: 303 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Villard Published: December 26, 1990 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 From Publishers Weekly: Fletcher, who teaches journalism at Loyola University (and whose sister is a police officer), here interviews 125 Chicago cops about such topics as working on the street; crimes involving violence, property, sex, narcotics; organized crime. Readers learn that one of the most difficult jobs in law enforcement is raiding the quarters of drug dealers, that even hardened veterans have a rough time restraining themselves when arresting child molesters, that the Mafia is now branching out into supplying body parts for transplant surgery. The police officers are forthright, the narrative seamless as the author makes her case that "what cops know isn't scientific, quantifiable, or statistical knowledge," but that they are "privy to special knowledge." Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal: The author, who teaches journalism at Loyola University of Chicago, interviewed 125 of that city's police officers to discover what their job is like both technically (how they deal with crime and criminals) and emotionally (how it affects them). Roughly 900 excerpts are grouped by topic, ranging from property crimes to organized crime. Excerpts are unsigned, but each section concludes with brief biographies of those quoted. This first-person, humorous, shocking, and at times sensational material effectively brings the reader inside police life, particularly in the chapters on "The Street" and "Narcotics." Loose organization and lack of scientific method limit the book's usefulness for criminal justice students--Anthony V. Bouza 's "The Police Mystique" provides a more thoughtful description and critique of police and the criminal justice system--but for the general reader it both satisfies curiosity and offers insight. - Mary Jane Brustman, SUNY at Albany Libs. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Maybe (Maybe Not) Second Thoughts From a Secret Life Author: Fulghum, Robert ISBN: 0-679-41960-8 Pages: 228 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Villard Published: August 10, 1993 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 From Publishers Weekly: The author's missionary spirit glows even brighter in his fourth book than in its bestselling predecessors All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten et al. In this collection of "second thoughts from a secret life," he uses musings about ironing a shirt, conducting the last movement of Beethoven's Ninth and selling school chocolate to emphasize the give and take, the unpredictability of the well-lived life. What Fulghum says of Einstein could well apply to himself: "Ambiguity remains at the end of the equation of his best thinking." If a chapter on the consumption of urine by certain cultures is distasteful, Fulghum's ruminations nevertheless make zesty entertainment. His many fans will enjoy his latest contribution and accept his invitation to join him for singing and storytelling on the "22 Cities, 22 Causes, One Good Reason Tour" he'll be making from September through November to benefit Literacy Volunteers, Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity and other causes. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal: Fulghum shares some of his insights with readers. They include episodic, kaleidoscopic mental explorations of events observed or imagined. You may be surprised at the commonalities between one adult male's perspectives and their own. Points to ponder abound. Whether read straight through or dipped into for a couple of minutes, beginning on almost any page, this engaging narrative offers a break from the daily grind. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. The Complete Book of Picnics Author: McNair, James K. ISBN: 0-917102-79-7 Pages: 112 Format: Paperback Publisher: Ortho Books Published: August 1979 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Includes index. How to Use Nicotine Gum and Other Strategies to Quit Smoking Author: Schneider Ph.D., Nina ISBN: 0-671-61853-9 Pages: 86 Format: Paperback Publisher: Pocket Published: June 1, 1988 Condition: Price: USD $1.69